Around 1754, benjamin franklin solidified his idea of a huge, self-governing american empire. what led him to this idea? what were the obstacles to realizing it? to begin to answer, think about trade and trade patterns, raw materials, the great awakening, and self-government.

When Benjamin Franklin created the Albany Plan, he envisioned that the 13 colonies were to be administered by a British Crown-appointed General President, and a council would be elected by representatives of the 13 colonies, who would meet in assemblies. But the assemblies never accepted the Albany Plan because they thought it would be to give many privileges to the president named by the British Crown; while in Britain, they watched with fear the democracy that this plan supposed. Another plan was formed at that time, where the governors of the provinces would gather and demand more money and loans when needed; that money would be borrowed from the treasury of Great Britain, and then it should be returned, according to an Act of Parliament imposing taxes on the 13 Colonies.